[There's a significant pause, but for good reasons. It's not that the enchanters didn't care about the apprentices in the Circle and what was done to them, but there had always been a lot of (mostly) unfounded rumors about the Templars circulating through the apprentice quarters, and the senior mages seemed not to want to feed into those. If any of them had been approached by an apprentice about a Templar, most would have turned heaven and earth to protect the children under their care. At least, that's what Colin supposes.
Nonetheless, hearing those words spoken explicitly is getting him a bit emotional, even though he is twenty-seven and this is not the Circle.]
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Nonetheless, hearing those words spoken explicitly is getting him a bit emotional, even though he is twenty-seven and this is not the Circle.]
I'll try, [he says around a smile.]